Careful who you piss off at your local Bureau of Immigration Office. A recent press BI release[i] revealed that the Philippine Bureau of Immigration gave 74 “rude aliens” the boot in 2017. “Persona non grata” status might also get your name on the Immigration Blacklist.

The BI Blacklist

No more balut (OK, you could probably do without the dead chick in a boiled egg.)

The Consequences of being Rude

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has advised foreigners visiting the country not to be rude and disrespectful towards Immigration Officers. You will gain “Undesirable Alien” status. Next step? You’re give the jackfruit boot and turned away at all the ports.

“The entry and stay of foreigners in the country is not a right but a mere privilege,” BI Commissioner Jaime H.Morente said. “Thus, they ought to show respect and courtesy to Immigration Officers upon their arrival in our ports of entry.”

According to Commissioner Morente, the BI has been strictly implementing a policy to exclude or disallow the entry of foreigner who show disrespect or make offensive utterances to symbols of Philippine Authority. No doubt the extended middle finger towards an Immigration Official might be considered a sign of disrespect.

Such grounds for exclusion is listed under a Memorandum Order that then Immigration Chief Andrea Domingo issued on March 29, 2001.

The Commissioner issued the statement after BI Port Operations Division Chief Marc Red A. Mariñ reported that 74 Aliens were barred from entering the country last year for being disrespectful to Immigration Officers.

“This is done to teach these arrogant and discourteous foreigners the lesson that ours is a Sovereign Country whose authority they should respect,” he said.

Other Rude Foreigners Expelled

Moreover, in addition to the 74 “rude aliens” several more offensive foreigners were blacklisted after they left the Philippines. They were rude to Immigration Authorities in various Subport Offices.

However, an Alien blacklisted from the Philippines may request their removal from the blacklist. The foreigner my petition the BI Commissioner by citing “meritorious reasons and apologizing for his misconduct.”

POST AUTHOR: "THE KANO" aka "THE CRUSTY OLD EXPAT."
Dave DeWall, "The Kano", is the Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of "Philippines Plus" in publication since August 2009. He is also the CEO of Lizard Poop Productions and author of the best-selling guide book "The Philippines Expat Advisor."
Dave moved to the Philippines in July 2009 from Central Illinois with his lovely wife of over 18 years, "The Sainted Patient Wife." The couple reside in a rural province in Western Visayas, Guimaras. The small island province is said to have the sweetest mangoes in the world.
They do not have any children but are the proud owners of eight active canines, including a Belgian Shepherd called "Killer" "Killer" has bitten five people in the last two years along with one goat and a carabao.
"Killer" doesn't like strangers. Or goats. Or carabaos.